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Post: Is a Lease option with no set price or end date possible?
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Hi all, I would love to get some input on a cottage I am trying to purchase. This needs to be a win win for both me and the home owner.
I am working with a homeowner in NC who is willing to let me Lease a run down cottage on his property with the option to purchase the entire property including the main house in the future, when he is ready to move out. The town zoning will not allow us to separate out the cottage from the main home.
The owner is 75 years old an his health is not great. The Cottage needs a lot of work. The property is in a great location and has fallen in disrepair as his health has declined.
Here are the things that make this tricky;
The owner does not want to name a sale price for the property since prices are currently going up.
. There is no set date for the end of the lease.
He wants to keep control of the property and knows he will probably eventually need the money from the sale to cover assisted living.
Since I will be putting money into the Cottage I would want that money to be deducted from the sale price of the home.
Does this sound doable? Can language be written into a regular lease option agreement to address these things? Should I have an attorney draw this up?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for the input.
Alex
It seems like the seller wants a long-term tenant and not a true rent-to-own agreement.
It is not a deal I would enter as there seems to be too much risk. Although there are risks in all deals, having too many unknowns in a common agreement (ie: option price, date you can exercise the option), does not seem worth it. I would def run this by an attorney if you want to attempt a solution to this.
I wonder if this could be a sub2 deal (I am unfamiliar with the particulars of sub 2 deals, but just want to throughout another option).
IMO- the homeowner does not seem serious to enter into any agreement.
We are looking at a lease option, not a rent to own. Sub2 does not work since there is no loan on the house.
As you said, makes me wonder if he is serious.
thank you for your input.
Post: Is a Lease option with no set price or end date possible?
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Hi all, I would love to get some input on a cottage I am trying to purchase. This needs to be a win win for both me and the home owner.
I am working with a homeowner in NC who is willing to let me Lease a run down cottage on his property with the option to purchase the entire property including the main house in the future, when he is ready to move out. The town zoning will not allow us to separate out the cottage from the main home.
The owner is 75 years old an his health is not great. The Cottage needs a lot of work. The property is in a great location and has fallen in disrepair as his health has declined.
Here are the things that make this tricky;
The owner does not want to name a sale price for the property since prices are currently going up.
. There is no set date for the end of the lease.
He wants to keep control of the property and knows he will probably eventually need the money from the sale to cover assisted living.
Since I will be putting money into the Cottage I would want that money to be deducted from the sale price of the home.
Does this sound doable? Can language be written into a regular lease option agreement to address these things? Should I have an attorney draw this up?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for the input.
Alex
Post: Has anyone purchased a home with a Reverse Mortgage?
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Well this is such a strange situation. The home I am interested in has a reverse mtg and the owner has passed and the deed has gone to her 2 daughters. The daughters are unbelievably frustrated. The house has sit vacant for 2 years.. the house is still in the daughter's name, the courthouse said there has been no foreclosure. HUD tells me there is a problem with the deed and they will put it up for foreclosure auction when the deed is settled. So...... If the deed is still in the daughter's name and HUD has not officially closed on it......shouldn't they be able to sell it? Also, I know there will be all kinds of late fees and interest, but it is my understanding that a reverse mtg pmt can't be any more than the appraised value of the home. The home is in a great area, but getting really run down. I would pay appraised value. Sorry that is a lot of information. Any advice?
Post: Has anyone purchased a home with a Reverse Mortgage?
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Has anyone purchased a home with a reverse mortgage? Or a home where the owner has passed and the reverse mortgage is due?
Thank you,
Alex